ENGLISH 110 |
Proposal Essay |
Swim Original Swim Revised Gymnastics Final Tips Evaluation Criteria Write a 4-page (around 1000 words) essay in the form of a letter that offers a solution to a particular, local problem; the essay must be stylistically tailored for your audience and include a variety of evidence/support. For example, you might write a letter to your supervisor about a way for your company to save money, so people won't have to be laid-off, or a letter to the chair of the math department proposing a system for testing the language skills of international teachers. Make sure you have a well-defined problem; a clearly proposed solution; a reasonable tone; and a convincing argument in which you explain how the solution will solve the problem, demonstrate that the solution is feasible, anticipate reader's objections and questions, and evaluate alternative solutions.
Topics: Good topics are essential to this assignment. Try to use the most unique, specific one that you can. Try to choose a problem that affects you directly. Don't choose a problem that can't be solved. Don't choose a topic whose solution is too easy/obvious. DON'T CHOOSE PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THE SOLUTION INVOLVES A LOT OF MONEY (i.e., raising taxes or charging fees). Avoid these problems: parking, time management, noise in the dorm, cafeteria problems, global problems (abortion, capital punishment, etc.) The best topics in the past have been ones that have concerned a person’s job or a group the person was associated with (i.e., school clubs, church groups, organizations). Click here for formatting information. |